Global Film Emperor

Chapter 452 Submission for Review and Initial Trailer (Second Update)
"Team Leader Gao, Mr. Lu's film materials have been delivered."

Outside the door, a member of the preliminary review team from the State Administration of Radio and Television knocked. After hearing permission from inside, he opened the door and announced it. The team member seemed excited and impatient, having just finished watching a scatological comedy from Hong Kong, and was eager to find a high-quality film to cleanse his eyes.

Furthermore, this film is significantly different from ordinary high-quality films. Who is the lead actor in this submitted film? Lu Ze! Is he his idol? Don't tell me the censors don't have favorite celebrities; on the contrary, their likes and dislikes of celebrities are even more direct, because they are the kind of people who are fed garbage and have no choice but to eat it...

If a movie is good, I'll like it; if it's bad, can I just not watch it? No! Won't such a tragic life lead to more pronounced emotions?

Will do.

"Okay, I understand. Go and inform the others. The preliminary hearing will be held at 2 PM in Hall 2."

After giving a brief explanation, the team member left. Team leader Gao, who had been looking at the documents, stopped reading them and got up to put on his coat, took out a new notebook, and quickly left the house.

This movie is urgent. We've already been notified from above, so we need to get it done quickly. If it's approved, we'll send it for a second review; if not, we'll send it back. We absolutely cannot waste any time.

When I came out of the restroom and arrived at Hall 2, all of Team Leader Gao's team members were already sitting in their respective seats, ready to go.

On the main seat, there was a brown paper bag containing documents. The team leader sat down, opened the bag, reached inside to take out a CD case, handed it to the team member on his left to put into the player, and first brought up the script.

The script was flipped through at just the right speed, enough for all team members to finish reading before previewing it. Reading the script was actually a very time-consuming task, as each sentence and each action required careful consideration from the team members.

It took me nearly two hours to read the script. I went through most of it in one go without needing to think about it carefully. I paused for a while and read some minor parts several times. I didn't find any violations. Simply put, this film is very clean and doesn't have any personal agenda. Although it contains social allegory, it doesn't conflict with political ideology.

Instead, as everyone looked at the script, their eyes grew brighter and brighter, and some female members even secretly wiped away tears. Of course, this wasn't because they were moved by the plot, but because they were genuinely excited that they had finally gotten a good story.

She was originally in the TV series approval group, but was recently transferred to the film approval group. It's perfectly normal for her Dao heart to be unstable under the double baptism of fire. It's already good that her Golden Core hasn't shattered.

After reviewing the script, everyone took a short break, and the main feature began.

……

At the same time, netizens who were surfing Weibo and following the gossip suddenly heard a message notification sound, and fans who followed Lu Ze received two messages.

The first official push from Sina Weibo: "The trailer for 'Exile,' starring Lu Ze, with Wang Pushen, Ding Zhiyi, Xiao Xu, and Xu Shuang in supporting roles, and produced by Universal Brothers Pictures, is now online!"

Lu Ze posted on Weibo: "First version of the trailer for my new movie 'Exile,' please give it your support. Thanks to Wang Pushen, Brother Shen, @Ding Zhiyi, and @Xiao Xu for their participation. It's really great to have you all here in a foreign land."

This attracted a lot of attention, including many people in the industry, who subconsciously clicked on the message. Sina's Weibo post was also reposted from Lu Ze, so of course it would be drawn to Lu Ze's page. In the end, everyone's attention was focused on Lu Ze's homepage, and then... silly netizens took the lead.

"Macau Crown Casino is now online! Yui Hatano deals cards online, log in to receive a 1,000 yuan red envelope, and enjoy hundreds of games including Texas Hold'em, Hong Kong Mahjong, etc. [doge]"

"The person who posted this is a real online gambling genius, it's just outrageous."

Why do I always want to try my family's traditional craftsmanship whenever I see this kind of writing? [doge emoji]

"Lu Ze? Who is Lu Ze? Is he that flower-growing blogger? [doge emoji]"

"Oh~ Look at this handsome man! So dashing and charming, he's mesmerizing~ Oh, I locked my screen, sorry. New movie? Just tell me when the advance tickets go on sale, guys! Let's go!"

"Why release a trailer? It can't be released in China anyway. Speaking of which, why does Ze Shen always make those illegal and disorderly things? It makes me hungry but I can't see them. It gets me all worked up but he doesn't put an end to it."

Lu Ze did reply to this, mainly because he was bored on the road and kept checking Weibo, but he didn't expect that his fans had already formed the fixed idea that Lu Ze's movies abroad could not be released.

Actor Lu Ze: "Who said it can't be shown in China?"

"Holy crap! It's really Lu Ze! I want to lick his lips! I want to soak up some of his divine aura!"

"Get out of the way, upstairs! Give me some space! I can lick your toes! Does Ze Shen need a lapdog? Woof woof woof!"

Aside from these silly netizens, quite a few influential figures also reposted and commented on it, including Zhejiang TV, other media outlets, independent media, and Lu Ze's unconventional friends.

The official Weibo account of Zhejiang TV posted: "New movie, new beginning. Wishing the two champions of 'The Performer,' @Actor Lu Ze and Teacher Wang Pushen, great success and a box office boom!"

Song Guiyuan has a son: "Let me see who's selling these videos? [doge emoji]"

Zheng Yi: "I think I can smell the alluring aroma of the new film~" Director Zhuang Yu: "Lu Ze, the word-of-mouth speaks for itself, right? He's the perfect source of entertainment during my one-month hiatus."

Piano teacher Zhuang Xue: "How can someone so old be so disgusting! //: @Song Guiyuan has a son: Let me see who's selling porn [doge emoji]."

Wang Zhen: "Go! Go! Lao Zhuang and I are going to book the whole theater! //: @Director Zhuang Yu: Lu Ze, his reputation speaks for itself, right? He's the go-to source of entertainment during my one-month hiatus."

Ding Zhiyi: "Eight years later, we are working together again. I still learned a lot from Brother Lu. Thank you for taking care of me in a foreign land, Brother Lu and Brother Shen. Thank you! @Actor Lu Ze and Brother Wang Pushen."

Xiao Xu: "I miss the experience of filming in Liverpool. I am grateful to Brother Lu and Brother Shen for taking such good care of me, every staff member at the theater, the Mendeleev brothers who look fierce but are actually very cute, and Brother Lu's adorable Debao pony. Thank you to the two brothers, @Lu Ze and Wang Pushen."

Wang Pushen hasn't used Weibo for a long time, so no one can tag him anymore, but from beginning to end, everyone has never forgotten that such a person exists.

After quickly browsing the hilarious comments section, the netizens, who were laughing so hard their abs hurt, finally turned their attention to the trailer posted by Lu Ze, and clicked on the 52-second video with great anticipation.

The trailer for "Exile"...

……

"Hello! Hello! Is anyone there? Help me! Help me..."

At first, there was no background music, only the sound of drowning, the gurgling sound of someone sinking to the bottom of the water, and the scene turned dark. About two seconds later, the scene slowly lit up again, showing sunshine, a beach, and small crabs crawling on the beach. All this beautiful scenery was except for one oddity: a ragged person squatting on a rock, staring blankly into the distance.

At this moment, background music begins to play—a quiet piano piece with a very slow tempo, where only one note is played per second.

"I've forgotten how long I've lived here, maybe a few months, maybe a few years, but I don't care. Time has no meaning here. Age is something society bestows, and I've been detached from society for who knows how many years..."

He gazed at the cruise ship, no bigger than a thumbnail, in the far distance, gradually disappearing on the other side of the sea. His thick beard covered his mouth, and he sighed, causing his beard to flutter gently in the wind. He slowly climbed down the reef. He wasn't skin and bones; it was just that the lack of water and nutrition had caused his muscle fibers to appear stringy, making him look like an extreme bodybuilder who had overdone his workouts.

He walked to the sea, gently dipped his hand into the water, and whistled a very simple tune that matched the background music. The tune was somewhat melancholic. Gradually, several fish swirled around his palm. He slowly grasped one of them, pulled it out of the water with a jolt, killed it with a stone, and bit its belly, pulling out its internal organs as well. He used his fingers to pull out the intestines and buried them on the sand. He then slowly ate the remaining fish meat.

The narration sounded again.

"But I want to live, I want to go home, so I want to try, to live, and at the same time, to die."

The music began to rouse him, and he finally decided to go to sea. The raft broke apart, the rowing equipment was lost, and then another storm hit, tossing him about in the wind and rain, while a huge cargo ship was just a stone's throw away.

He shouted, but it was hard to be heard in the wind and rain. He could see the sailors reinforcing the cargo on the deck, but the sailors couldn't see him struggling in the giant waves. In the end, the raft completely broke apart...

He sank into the sea. Under the giant waves, he could not swim at all and could only struggle. But in the end, to the sound of rousing music, countless schools of fish lifted him up. Tens of thousands of fish desperately crashed against the hull, leaving bloodstains on the ship.

The commotion attracted the attention of the sailors, and a young sailor looked down with a searchlight.

"Solikov! What are you doing! Come back right now! Danger!"

First Mate! There are people in the sea!

"What?! What are you saying?! Have you lost your mind?!"

“There really is someone! I swear on my father’s name! Damn it! He’s sitting on a fish!”

He was eventually rescued by a young, kind, and courageous sailor, and after an unknown amount of time, he finally got to drink the soup.

The rain stopped, the sea returned to calm, and the moonlight was exceptionally beautiful. He stood on the deck, gazing at the moon, with the stars twinkling overhead. Suddenly, a whale leaped out of the water, a colossal creature that splashed up a large spray of water before disappearing back into the sea, leaving only a cry that echoed across the ocean.

He remained silent, turned and went back to the cabin, leaving only a narration.

"I'm back in human society..."

"..."

(End of this chapter)